Bearshirt #5: The Beacon House - Paperback

This collection is the fifth in the Bearshirt series about Arthan the Bear Man, a were-bear who meets monsters and evil with a sword when he isn't using his claws and jaws. This volume is set in Arthan's youth when he is only seventeen and recently on his own, having left the Mountain where bears train. "Hunter's Moon" starts us off with an encounter with a werewolf that surprises the young man."In Dark Wild Hills" has Arthan stumble upon a strange underground race that worships something terrible. "The Beacon House" is the title story with a lighthouse leagues from the sea. What purpose can it serve? "The Forest of Fear" has Arthan discover a were-bear younger than himself. They must survive the were-hunters and something worse in the woods. "Green With Envy" features a young girl and an army lurking in the trees. And finally, "Descent" is a novella about a race of scientists with an evil plan for all humanity. This collection should satisfy any Sword & Sorcery fan's love of action and monsters.